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Thursday, June 2, 2011

So often I think we have the "all or nothing" mentality when it comes to writing. Either we want to write for 40 hrs in a row, or we don't want to do any writing at all. For example, I wrote in my new day timer that I wanted to write 2,000 words a day 5x a week. Well, guess what, my brain is rebelling and it's not happening. It's a curse, I tell you, a curse!

So what do we do to combat this?

It's quite simple really.

Instead of word counts, I'm switching to time. One hour a day writing. That's all. No word counts, no pressure. And yes, writing for my blog counts. I just set a timer for an hour, and if I have to get up to refill my coffee or pee I just pause the timer. Simple, yet efficient.

It doesn't have to be all or nothing with your writing. After all, an hour a day is more then what I was doing before with my lofty 2,000 word count written in my planner. An hour a day can even be split into two 30 minute pieces. Or four 15 minute time bites.

No matter how you look at it, you CAN fit writing into your busy day. It might take some readjusting and some tweaking to make it perfect, but it's possible.